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TRANSCEND REALITY

The true beauty of 4K in every picture

Not just 4K, this is Sony 4K

With Sony televisions, everything you watch is sharpened and refined with the latest detail enhancement and noise reduction technology for amazingly realistic pictures.

CONVENTIONAL

4K PROCESSOR X1™/4K HDR PROCESSOR X1 / 4K PROCESSOR X1™ EXTREME

Discover the power behind every scene

Driving the detail in our 4K HDR televisions are powerful processors. Using advanced algorithms to cut noise and boost clarity, these processors produce pictures that are sharp, clear and incredibly lifelike.

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More power, more performance, more beauty

4K HDR Processor X1™ Extreme

Our newly developed 4K HDR Processor X1 Extreme has 40% more real-time image processing than our renowned 4K Processor X1™. It takes everything you watch and upscales it to near 4K HDR quality.

4K Processor X1™

Features included:

As close to reality as you can get

Object-based HDR remaster

Now you can watch everything close to the beauty of 4K HDR. You’ll see contours on mountains, hidden textures on flowers, depth in clouds and wildlife has the contrast and colour of nature, for a more natural and realistic picture on screen.

With Object-based HDR remaster

Without Object-based HDR remaster

Making colour and contrast more real

With Object-based HDR remaster (1), the colour in individual objects on screen is analysed and the contrast adjusted, unlike most TVs where contrast is only adjusted along one black to white contrast curve (2). Because objects are remastered individually, this TV can reproduce greater depth, textures and more real pictures.

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Object based HDR remaster

Conventional

Less banding for a smoother picture

Super Bit Mapping™ 4K HDR

There are thousands of tones, shades and gradations of light in a sunset. Super Bit Mapping 4K HDR reveals them all. It creates a smooth, natural picture as you watch, without the “banding” that can occur on other TVs.

8 BIT SOURCE

AFTER 14 BIT PROCESSING

64 times more levels of colour in every scene

14-bit signal processing breaks up the solid bands of colour, effectively smoothing out the gradation between shades – displaying a 14-bit equivalent gradation, even from an 8-bit source, showing 64 times the colour levels of a conventional display.

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Process 8 bit source to 14 bit equivalent

See more detail with databases for noise reduction and upscaling

Dual database processing

One database is used to clean the picture, reducing on-screen noise. The other is used to upscale the resolution, improving clarity. These two powerful image improvement databases work together, dynamically improving pixels in real time. Each database has tens of thousands of references, amassed from our experience creating content for TV and movies over the years.

CONVENTIONAL

WITH DUAL DATABASE PROCESSING

1. Noise reduction database

Compressed noise is identified by the database which includes "before and after” data on what a picture should look like and removes the compressed picture noise.

2. Upscaling database

The upscaling database also includes "before and after" data which is used to upscale the signal and create a more realistic picture.

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Any picture, upscaled beautifully

Unique 4K X-Reality™ PRO and X-Reality™ PRO picture processing technology upscales every pixel for remarkable clarity. Advanced noise reduction techniques and a special pattern database ensure every scene is full of lifelike detail.

Redefining realism

A variety of noise reduction techniques are used by 4K X-Reality™ PRO and X-Reality™ PRO to sharpen and refine images. See how scenes become clearer, smoother and more natural.

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Lines become clearer

Cut the noise effect that appears on the edges of objects in high contrast scenes.

Dark scenes stay clear

Reduces irregular marks, spots or streaks that can show up in low light scenes.

Action stays smooth

Softens the sharp edges that can form between blocks when there’s action on screen.

Streamed video is sharper

Cleans vertical edges of dot crawl, a chequerboard effect often seen on web videos.

Bringing every pixel to life

With 4K X-Reality™ PRO and X-Reality™ PRO , patterns in images are compared with patterns stored in a unique database to find the best hue, saturation and brightness for each pixel. We use the knowledge gained from developing and filming blockbuster movies and TV shows to deliver supremely lifelike detail in everything you watch.

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Upscaled image

Each pixel is upscaled to give a picture that is rendered in beautiful High Definition on screen.

Database analysis

This signal is analysed and compared to an evolving database, then upscaled to the best possible picture.

Original Image

A standard or HD resolution signal is displayed through broadcast, internet or local media.

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Footnotes

1Actual colour and dimension may differ from the screen image.

2Colours & features of the product shown may differ by model and country.

34K: 3,840 x 2,160 pixels.

4Services availability depends on region. A part or whole of software/services installed into or accessible through the product may be changed, discontinued, removed, suspended, or terminated without notice.